Attorney-at-law
Senior Legal Consultant, DFDL
Legal AI Builder
I’m a U.S. lawyer, licensed in California, focused on the intersection of legal practice, knowledge systems, and AI-enabled workflows. I have been based in Thailand since 2006.
At DFDL, I serve as Senior Legal Consultant and lead internal legal AI and workflow automation initiatives across the firm’s ASEAN and Bangladesh network.
I practice corporate and securities law. Sectors I focus on:
See a list of previous projects here.
I am a Senior Legal Consultant for DFDL, an ASEAN-focused law firm.
12 offices across 10 countries:
I build AI-driven tools for legal workflows—multilingual document translation, knowledge retrieval (RAG), regulatory monitoring, and document automation.
At DFDL, I serve as Lead Knowledge Manager and Legal Workflows Champion, and sit on the firm’s AI Strategic Initiative committee.
See built projects here.
Expansion of business to or from ASEAN countries and Bangladesh
Corporate compliance, including data protection and technology regulation
Tech startups, especially with a cross-border component
Legal AI and workflow automation tooling
Crypto and digital asset matters
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